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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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